Dave Kelly Band

Name: Dave Kelly Band
Start: 2025-04-02T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Black Frog Presents at Chelmsford Social Club, 55 Springfield Road, Chelmsford (enter via the delivery entrance to Tesco opposite the Two Brewers pub, do not park in Tesco own car park), CM2 6JG Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Schedule

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Black Frog Presents at Chelmsford Social Club, 55 Springfield Road, Chelmsford (enter via the delivery entrance to Tesco opposite the Two Brewers pub, do not park in Tesco own car park), CM2 6JG Chelmsford, United Kingdom | Chelmsford, EN

*The Dave Kelly Band*(DKB) was formed in 1982 when The Blues Band had
decided to split up for a while. There have been various line-ups over the 39
years, three albums under the DKBname plus Dave’s many solo albums which
have also featured band members.
The DKB has always had an eclectic spread of material outside of the blues and
will play a selection of blues and soul favourites, maybe some country, plus a number of Dave’s own
compositions. If venues permit... the dancing is encouraged!
The musicians are:
*Dave Kelly*: lead vocals, slide, electric & acoustic guitars. Over his 58-year professional career, Dave has had the pleasure and honour to tour with and/or back on TV shows; Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Buddy Guy, Lowell Fulson, Freddie King, The Allman Brothers Band, James Burton among others.
*Lou Stonebridge*: keyboards & vocals. Lou was in the very first incarnation of
The DKB. He had produced ‘The Official Bootleg’ and ‘Ready’ for The Blues
Band in 1980–their first two albums. Originally with Paladin, he later was with
McGuinness Flint before concentrating on production.
*Pete Emery*: lead guitar. Pete was originally in the Bristol group ‘The Deep’. A
band which was regularly plundered for musicians by London ‘signed’ bands –
regularly by The John Dummer Blues Band and The Groundhogs. Pete joined
The JDBB in 1970 and then became a partner of Dave’s sister Jo-Anne Kelly, both
musical and life. He has his own very distinctive style and is a unique guitarist.
He has played with The Blues Band on several occasions and The Collister/Kelly
band
*Homer Kelly-Tarrant*: bass guitar and vocals. Dave’s youngest son, Homer has
just finished his degree at Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) where
he gained a distinction for his live performance. He had toured twice with Dave
& Christine Collister as bass player and backing vocalist. A multi-instrumentalist
and song writer, he’s the second Kelly offspring to enter the music business.
*Sam Kelly*: drums and vocals. Sam,Dave’s eldest son started drumming when
he was ten, a disciple of Levon Helm. In 1991,when he was 17 he deputised for
Rob Townsend with The Blues Band as Rob had injured his wrist, slotting in at
very short notice. He toured with The Blues Band for the last two years of their existence as Rob Townsend was unwell. Sam has played with various other bands, including Gerry Marsden, Peyote Train, the folk rock outfit Circulus, and Tom Robinson.